Acer Aspire V5-572, Service Manual, Page: 209 / 456

Jumper and Connector Locations 5-5
Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery
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This section provides users with the standard operating procedures of clearing password
and BIOS recovery for the Aspire V5-551 & V5-551G. The machine provides one
Hardware Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and one hot key for
enabling BIOS Recovery.
Clearing Password Check
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NOTE: NOTE :
The following procedure is only for clearing BIOS Password (Supervisor Password
and User Password).
Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check
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If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security
reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to BIOS
Setup menu. However, once it is necessary to bypass the password check, users need to
clear the password by the following steps:
1. Press
F2
during boot to enter BIOS Menu.
2. When the user keys in the wrong password three times, the system shows the
Error
Status
dialog.
Figure 5-3. Enter Supervisor Password
3. Press
Enter
and select
Enter Unlock Password
.
Figure 5-4. Enter Unlock Password
4. A window with a backdoor key appears.